Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Jim Cathey]

> I installed (I am sure duct tape was involved) one of my socks to the 
> end of
> the dryer discharge hose. Caught 99% of the lint -- but had to be 
> changed
> occasionally.

I would think something larger like a pillowcase would be better.

As far as moisture goes, it depends on where you live.  Here it
would be welcome all winter.  My heating system has a 2kW water
boiler in it that can't even begin to keep up.  I suspect that
anyplace where a swamp cooler is effective wouldn't have a problem
venting into the house, if the lint were controlled.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Jim Cathey]

> I am going to be installing new kitchen cabinets soon, and am thinking
> about the number of screws I'll be driving.

Consider the lowly brace, with a hex extension in it.  That's
what I used to put the screws in the new deck railing.  Just
used it the other day to hang a 42" grab bar from the ceiling
in the laundry room.  (Clothes hangers fit it perfectly, and
it looks a lot better than closet rod or water pipe.)  Zero
excuse for ever stripping out a head, just like a screwdriver,
but without the wrist fatigue.  Does take two hands, but that's
pretty much how I use screwdrivers anyway.  (One guiding, one
twisting.)

I hate batteries, and a brace will live forever.

> Li batteries go forever, recharge quickly,

Lithium-ion batteries have a little-known 'feature' where
they lose 20% of capacity per annum, used or not.  Just
fine for a cell phone that is unlikely to ever see service
again outside five years, somewhat less desirable in a
laptop that'll probably still be useful then, and even less
so (IMHO) in a tool that might otherwise live for decades
under normal homeowner use.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Kevin Kraly]

I have a Black&Decker 18v Firestorm drill I got for $90 at Home Despot.  It 
seems to do well with the 3.5" deck screws and anything else I throw at it. 
It has a high and low speed as well as variable speed within either gear 
proportional to how far you squeeze the trigger.  I even used it to fire up 
an RC car engine.  It came with two batteries that charge up within an hour 
or so (at the same time).  It may not be the lightest thing out there, but 
for something that powerful, it balances well too.  It also has a removable 
chuck which can be removed along with the drill bit for switching back and 
forth between drilling and driving since the driver bit is underneath the 
chuck while drilling.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] W124 Front Bumper Replacement

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I just changed one the other day, well, it was the whole bumper.  Took 
me longer to find the tools than to do the job

LarryT wrote:
> Howdy - 
> Getting ready to install my new front bumper cover after I finally got 
> some paint to match.   I printed the 3 procedures dealing with the front 
> bumper and none seem to difficult - except for the one (88-205) which calls 
> for a Special Tool to release and install the clips holding the small chrome 
> trim strips in place.  
> 
> I'm hoping the clips can be massaged out with a small screw driver or 
> something>
> 
> Anyone btdt?
>   
> Take Care,
> Larry T
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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Frederick W Moir]

Hey!
That's my line!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA

At 09:41 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>Curt Raymond wrote:
> > Thats the best part of meeting people... I'd never have guessed 
> Fred would have an accent, you can't see it in his writing...
>He's Limey, isn't he?
>If so, he speaks English, and you've got the accent. ;-)
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Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

[Allan Streib]

"Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> The issue is the latest software sharing craze - bit torrent - and
> it's sucking up a lot of internet bandwidth. And enough Comcast home
> users are doing it that they had to find a way to slow things down.

Comcast was throttling BitTorrent traffic, at least in some areas, til
the FCC said that the packet inspection necessary to do that was an
invasion of privacy.  Guess they're just limiting bandwidth usage
generically, now.

Allan
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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[Wonko the Sane]

You must understand that what is seen as trendy in your corner of
Massachusetts might not be universally recognized as trendy elsewhere.

By the way, the "trendy" is in Iowa City (University of Iowa). The Iowa
State (Ames) folks are more like the MIT and Virginia Tech crowd. Special
emphasis on engineering and vet degrees.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I can sum up why I wasn't real excited about Iowa:
> Panera doesn't have iced coffee.
> If the mainstay of trendy doesn't have iced coffee I can't live there. I
> can't live anywhere without iced coffee.
> This was in Ames mind you which appears in other repects to be pretty
> trendy but the girl didn't even seem to know what iced coffee was "what like
> coffee with ice in it?". I had to settle for iced tea. At least they didn't
> make me have sweet tea...
>
> -Curt
>
>
>


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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Rich Thomas]

You can use that in your navel you know.

--R

Wonko the Sane wrote:
> I installed (I am sure duct tape was involved) one of my socks to the end of
> the dryer discharge hose. Caught 99% of the lint -- but had to be changed
> occasionally.
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>   
>> Not only excessive moisture in the house, but lint, too.
>> BTW, there is an attachment for the duct that can recover most of that heat
>> and still exhaust the moisture and lint outside.  It's an X-type duct with
>> heat exchanger in the middle - dryer air goes outside, the heat stays
>> inside, but you don't get something for nothing - 'have to run a small fan,
>> I think, to move house air through the heat exchanger.
>>
>> Wilton
>>
>>
>> 
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[Rich Thomas]

I don't know about the Pastafarians, but the Jebbies do a good job of 
edumacating impressionable youngsters.

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Redghost wrote:
> Last week, taking the kids to school, there was a car with the FSM,  
> may his noodly goodness touch us all!, on the boot lid.  Since we were  
> too close to school to go in depth, I promised to tell my temp- 
> daughter what it was all about when we got home in the afternoon.   
> Then I forgot what I was supposed to tell her... until just now.  Thanks
>
> I explained it and she is now considering becoming a Pastafarian, as  
> it is much more in keeping her belief system than the Jesuit program.
>
> clay
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Loren Faeth wrote:
>
>   
>> Y'all Will have to excuse Lt Don this time.  He has been eating way
>> to much Awa corn this summah.
>>
>> Everyone  (ELSE) knows FSM is Factory Service Manual!
>>
>> Don, Are you coming over for some BBQ tomorrow night?  Hickory Park,  
>> 7 PM.
>>
>> MBCA crosscountry drive from East coast to the West coast to arrive
>> at Starfest 2008, in SF.  Tomorrow night's supper is at Hickory Park.
>> Werner said there are 5 cars so far...  If I had insurance on the
>> E320 and Don drove over, we could double their numbers tomorrow
>> night.  As is, I think we will have the 300D, the 200D 2.4 and the
>> 380SL there, along with the (dog de) van.
>>
>>
>> At 09:37 PM 9/21/2008, you wrote:
>> 
>>> Maybe.
>>>
>>> Maybe not.
>>>
>>> http://www.venganza.org/
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>>>   
 wrote:
 
 Factory Service Manual.

 Peter

 On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:

 
> Flying Spaghetti Monster gives Benz advice? Cool. I knew I liked  
> that
> religion for some reason.
>
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Peter Frederick
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>   
>> Not according to my MB trained friend nor the FSM.
>> 
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Rich Thomas]

Buy one of the Bosch drivers -- I have the one with the tilting head and 
the thing is amazing.  I own lots of tools, that is about the best 
investment I ever made.  I think they are about $130 but worth every 
penny.  Li batteries go forever, recharge quickly, has gobs of torque to 
drive multitudes of 3.5" deck screws.  Not very heavy, good ergonomics, 
powerful, long-lasting.  Can you tell I like it?

I am finding that Bosch tools are among the best.  I bought a worm drive 
saw at Lowes that was a display model for $40, turns out someone took 
the brushes from it, so gotta get a set of those.  That thing is 
amazingly well built though.  Also have Bosch Colt router, an excellent 
tool.

I guess those Germans know how to build other than Benz parts.

--R

OK Don wrote:
> I am going to be installing new kitchen cabinets soon, and am thinking
> about the number of screws I'll be driving. I don't think me arthritic
> wrists are up to job anymore, so am thinking about one of these new
> fangled cordless screw driver/drill thingies. My question is, how much
> torque, or voltage do I need in a device to drive the appropriate
> screws into/through hickory?
> I see the range (when it's mentioned) ot 100 to 500 inch/pounds.
> Any recommendations?
>
>   

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Re: [MBZ] I see oil jumped way up again today

[Mitch Haley]

This is totally cracked. My local Speedway station is stuck at 3.989.
70 miles away, another Speedway station dropped its price to 3.429 today.

http://www.speedway.com/FindUs/StoreLocator/GasPriceSearch.aspx?&State=MI&SortBy=SortGasPrice_Ascending

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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Mitch Haley]

Curt Raymond wrote:
> Thats the best part of meeting people... I'd never have guessed Fred would 
> have an accent, you can't see it in his writing...


He's Limey, isn't he?
If so, he speaks English, and you've got the accent. ;-)

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[Wonko the Sane]

The rest of the joke for you non-Iowa folks: Hickory Park is a WONDERFUL BBQ
place in Ames (Iowa State town) . Probably seats 500+ and is filled to
capacity from opening to closing.

Getting a seat in under 15 minutes at Hickory Park is sort of like stumbling
onto free sample day at The Chicken Ranch.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> See previous email. I will be there when Hickory Park serves tofu.
>
> :-)
>
>
>
>
>


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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Mitch Haley]

Curt Raymond wrote:
> In another couple weeks I'm going to stop sending dryer air outside to see if 
> it will impact our oil usage...


That kind of moisture can do real damage to a house...


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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[Wonko the Sane]

See previous email. I will be there when Hickory Park serves tofu.

:-)

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:48 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Y'all Will have to excuse Lt Don this time.  He has been eating way
> to much Awa corn this summah.
>
> Everyone  (ELSE) knows FSM is Factory Service Manual!
>
> Don, Are you coming over for some BBQ tomorrow night?  Hickory Park, 7 PM.
>
> MBCA crosscountry drive from East coast to the West coast to arrive
> at Starfest 2008, in SF.  Tomorrow night's supper is at Hickory Park.
> Werner said there are 5 cars so far...  If I had insurance on the
> E320 and Don drove over, we could double their numbers tomorrow
> night.  As is, I think we will have the 300D, the 200D 2.4 and the
> 380SL there, along with the (dog de) van.
>
>
> At 09:37 PM 9/21/2008, you wrote:
> >Maybe.
> >
> >Maybe not.
> >
> >http://www.venganza.org/
> >
> >On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Factory Service Manual.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> > >
> > > > Flying Spaghetti Monster gives Benz advice? Cool. I knew I liked that
> > > > religion for some reason.
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Peter Frederick
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Not according to my MB trained friend nor the FSM.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Mitch Haley]

Bill R wrote:
> Don - I went to Sam's and got a 19.5 V Hitachi cordless drill with variable
> speed.  That works well for screws and it also has an adjustable clutch so
> you won't over drive them. $39 and change. 

Just about any drill that will fit and has a clutch will do the job. Get a 
proper countersinking drill bit, hickory will split if you just try to shove 
the 
screw in without drilling for clearance.
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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Wonko the Sane]

I installed (I am sure duct tape was involved) one of my socks to the end of
the dryer discharge hose. Caught 99% of the lint -- but had to be changed
occasionally.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Not only excessive moisture in the house, but lint, too.
> BTW, there is an attachment for the duct that can recover most of that heat
> and still exhaust the moisture and lint outside.  It's an X-type duct with
> heat exchanger in the middle - dryer air goes outside, the heat stays
> inside, but you don't get something for nothing - 'have to run a small fan,
> I think, to move house air through the heat exchanger.
>
> Wilton
>
>


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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[Redghost]

Last week, taking the kids to school, there was a car with the FSM,  
may his noodly goodness touch us all!, on the boot lid.  Since we were  
too close to school to go in depth, I promised to tell my temp- 
daughter what it was all about when we got home in the afternoon.   
Then I forgot what I was supposed to tell her... until just now.  Thanks

I explained it and she is now considering becoming a Pastafarian, as  
it is much more in keeping her belief system than the Jesuit program.

clay


On Sep 21, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Loren Faeth wrote:

> Y'all Will have to excuse Lt Don this time.  He has been eating way
> to much Awa corn this summah.
>
> Everyone  (ELSE) knows FSM is Factory Service Manual!
>
> Don, Are you coming over for some BBQ tomorrow night?  Hickory Park,  
> 7 PM.
>
> MBCA crosscountry drive from East coast to the West coast to arrive
> at Starfest 2008, in SF.  Tomorrow night's supper is at Hickory Park.
> Werner said there are 5 cars so far...  If I had insurance on the
> E320 and Don drove over, we could double their numbers tomorrow
> night.  As is, I think we will have the 300D, the 200D 2.4 and the
> 380SL there, along with the (dog de) van.
>
>
> At 09:37 PM 9/21/2008, you wrote:
>> Maybe.
>>
>> Maybe not.
>>
>> http://www.venganza.org/
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>> >wrote:
>>
>>> Factory Service Manual.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
>>>
 Flying Spaghetti Monster gives Benz advice? Cool. I knew I liked  
 that
 religion for some reason.

 On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Peter Frederick
 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Not according to my MB trained friend nor the FSM.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: [MBZ] How about You; NOW: Real Estate Update and Fishing.....

[Bill R]

I perceive - your basic FL house with a pretty decent location.  Call your
congress critter about the carrier.
BillR

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Bill R Wrote:

> You could bump that market up a bit by providing helicopter transport in
to
> the business areas.  Terrible traffic coming in in the morning and going
out
> in the evening. At least that is true for JT Butler Blvd, and I am
assuming
> it is also true for Atlantic Blvd. and Beach Blvd.  I avoid all of them,
but
> my darling wife heads out JT Butler in the mornings and sees the clogged
> roads on the other side heading each way.
> Is that a full-time, seasonal or weekend rental you have?  I would think
if
> it were near the beach or inter-coastal you should be getting some
traffic -
> and you can't get too far from either there, can you?
> BillR

Bill,

It's a 3br/2ba 1150sf ranch, full-time rental, just renovated and listed
with Stockton. We've dropped the price already. It's in the Oak Harbor
Development, off A1A going towards Mayport, right across from B & M Bait
and Tackle. The ICW is about 500 yards down the end of the street, with a
boat ramp in the development. It's right near the Wonderwood Bridge that
avoids all the traffic headed downtown into Jax.  5 minutes from the
Mayport Naval Station's front gate.  For someone working at the base, it's
an excellent location.  Rumor is they may bring a Nuclear Carrier down from
Norfolk (with about 5,000 jobs) and then I KNOW we'll have it rented.  (See
attached file: IMG_4097.JPG)

Since it just changed ownership (From my Father in Law to my wife and I)
We've been cancelled by State Farm and looking for other insurance. (at
about 2X the price).  Any leads?

Yeah, our friends in Mayport have several properties in Jax Beach and
Neptune Beach and always have them rented.  Maybe uncertainty with the
economy is causing folks to stay put.

As for my trip in June, we were in town for about 48 hours to take care of
everyting with the lawyers, contractors, etc.  As far as fishing, going to
Singletons or driving to Saint Augustine for Shrimp at O'Steens, just no
time...

Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS
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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Wilton Strickland]

Maybe, we can work a trade, then - your '05 for my 87 300D (22 yrs) or 91
350SDL (18 yrs).

Wilton

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From: "Robert Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering


> I know...this is an odd world I'm in when I dealing with the '05.
> I'll take my 31 year old car any day.
>
> Bob R
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Loren Faeth
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:30 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering
>
> Hey Bob!  How would we know anything about a 2005 car?  We are just a
> bunch of cretins with old cars, and some bottom feeders.  My newest
> is a 94 E320, but I doubt that anything is the same in your car,
> other than being called an E320.  If yours was a 94 or 95, I'd say
> buy a throttle body.
>
> my next newest, is 7 years older than the E320, so that makes it 18
> years older than yours!  I still think of it as a new car!
>
> Just a little ribbing, since you moved up to the stealership world! ;>)
>
>
> At 01:39 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
> >It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop
(like
> >waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
> >hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
> >story?
> >
> >
> >
> >Bob R
> >
> >'05 E320 59K
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Bill R]

Don - I went to Sam's and got a 19.5 V Hitachi cordless drill with variable
speed.  That works well for screws and it also has an adjustable clutch so
you won't over drive them. $39 and change. 
BillR

-Original Message-
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:49 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

I am going to be installing new kitchen cabinets soon, and am thinking
about the number of screws I'll be driving. I don't think me arthritic
wrists are up to job anymore, so am thinking about one of these new
fangled cordless screw driver/drill thingies. My question is, how much
torque, or voltage do I need in a device to drive the appropriate
screws into/through hickory?
I see the range (when it's mentioned) ot 100 to 500 inch/pounds.
Any recommendations?

-- 
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
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mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway
'90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ''97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent
van-go)

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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Wilton Strickland]

Not only excessive moisture in the house, but lint, too.
BTW, there is an attachment for the duct that can recover most of that heat
and still exhaust the moisture and lint outside.  It's an X-type duct with
heat exchanger in the middle - dryer air goes outside, the heat stays
inside, but you don't get something for nothing - 'have to run a small fan,
I think, to move house air through the heat exchanger.

Wilton

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From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mercedes Discussion List"

Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?


> You mean you are going to vent the dryer into the house? Did that one
winter
> in Maine -- the results were not all that good. Ended up with too much
> moisture in the area (fogged the windows, etc.).
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > My darling wife hung much of our laundry out this year which seemed to
make
> > a difference in our electricity useage but not as major as I would have
> > thought. In another couple weeks I'm going to stop sending dryer air
outside
> > to see if it will impact our oil usage...
> >
> > -Curt
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> LT Don
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>
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> The following packages will be replaced
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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[Wilton Strickland]

Didn't have sweet tea?  Sweet ICED tea, that is.  What a pity.

Wilton

- Original Message -
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?


I can sum up why I wasn't real excited about Iowa:
Panera doesn't have iced coffee.
If the mainstay of trendy doesn't have iced coffee I can't live there. I
can't live anywhere without iced coffee.
This was in Ames mind you which appears in other repects to be pretty trendy
but the girl didn't even seem to know what iced coffee was "what like coffee
with ice in it?". I had to settle for iced tea. At least they didn't make me
have sweet tea...

-Curt

Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:27:12 -0500
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
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Don't kid yourself -- she'd love Iowa.

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Don - I'd consider it, but I'd miss my darling wife too much.
> BillR
>
> -Original Message-
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> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Sent: 9/20/08 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?
>
> Do what I did -- pull up the Jax roots and move to rural Iowa.
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[Hendrik & Fay]

I'd say buy a cordless drill, as you need to put a bit of pressure on 
the screw to stop it from jumping in the screw head.
A while back I bought a 12v Bosch unit but it only has the facility to 
accept a standard hexagon bit in it, rather than the traditional chuck. 
These days with better battery technology, those little units have a 
fair bit of grunt, so you don't need a high voltage one for home use. 
The advantage being that they are light versus the 18v commercial ones 
which weigh a tonne.

Hendrik
aka Bob the builder

OK Don wrote:
> I am going to be installing new kitchen cabinets soon, and am thinking
> about the number of screws I'll be driving. I don't think me arthritic
> wrists are up to job anymore, so am thinking about one of these new
> fangled cordless screw driver/drill thingies. My question is, how much
> torque, or voltage do I need in a device to drive the appropriate
> screws into/through hickory?
> I see the range (when it's mentioned) ot 100 to 500 inch/pounds.
> Any recommendations?
>
>   

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[MBZ] W124 Front Bumper Replacement

[LarryT]

Howdy - 
Getting ready to install my new front bumper cover after I finally got some 
paint to match.   I printed the 3 procedures dealing with the front bumper and 
none seem to difficult - except for the one (88-205) which calls for a Special 
Tool to release and install the clips holding the small chrome trim strips in 
place.  

I'm hoping the clips can be massaged out with a small screw driver or something>

Anyone btdt?
  
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[MBZ] FW: Today's Diesel Prices

[Tom Hargrave]

Thanks,
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Subject: Today's Diesel Prices

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   On-Highway Diesel Prices, by Week and PADD
(Self Service Cash Price in Dollars per Gallon, Including Taxes)

Diesel Prices Web URL:
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp

   Average All Types

US
NATL   EASTNEWCENTLOWER   GULF   ROCKY   WEST
 DATE   AVGCOAST ENGLAND   ATL ATL   MIDWEST  COAST   MTN   COAST
CA

   PADD   PADDPADDPADDPADDPADD   PADDPADD
 I IA  IB  IC  II III IV  V
--  -  - ---  -   -  ---  -  -  -
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080922  3.958  4.021  4.110   4.081   3.987   3.931   3.924  3.964  3.943
3.951
080915  4.023  4.082  4.246   4.166   4.031   3.973   4.011  4.041  4.056
4.053
080908  4.059  4.100  4.312   4.246   4.018   4.015   4.015  4.105  4.156
4.185
080901  4.121  4.169  4.359   4.307   4.093   4.066   4.068  4.184  4.248
4.282
080825  4.145  4.199  4.382   4.360   4.113   4.073   4.098  4.227  4.286
4.359
080818  4.207  4.263  4.422   4.414   4.184   4.130   4.156  4.319  4.356
4.422
080811  4.353  4.420  4.584   4.563   4.344   4.267   4.299  4.473  4.511
4.607
080804  4.502  4.563  4.735   4.672   4.501   4.419   4.450  4.605  4.664
4.781
080728  4.603  4.664  4.806   4.772   4.604   4.518   4.570  4.657  4.766
4.869
080721  4.718  4.773  4.869   4.869   4.723   4.649   4.701  4.714  4.845
4.964
080714  4.764  4.822  4.889   4.912   4.777   4.698   4.737  4.718  4.909
5.026
080707  4.727  4.789  4.863   4.887   4.741   4.654   4.697  4.672  4.886
5.001
080630  4.645  4.704  4.822   4.822   4.643   4.571   4.604  4.638  4.817
4.928
080623  4.648  4.711  4.833   4.831   4.648   4.574   4.602  4.652  4.816
4.922
080616  4.692  4.752  4.853   4.874   4.690   4.618   4.656  4.685  4.852
4.969
080609  4.692  4.743  4.834   4.879   4.677   4.615   4.658  4.698  4.874
4.992
080602  4.707  4.759  4.846   4.907   4.687   4.643   4.664  4.680  4.878
5.027
080526  4.723  4.779  4.843   4.913   4.717   4.667   4.673  4.653  4.883
5.027
080519  4.497  4.544  4.610   4.682   4.480   4.463   4.443  4.442  4.610
4.737
080512  4.331  4.377  4.463   4.516   4.310   4.298   4.268  4.276  4.454
4.547
080505  4.149  4.194  4.337   4.345   4.117   4.101   4.084  4.156  4.303
4.382
080428  4.177  4.230  4.346   4.376   4.157   4.133   4.113  4.141  4.312
4.390
080421  4.143  4.207  4.346   4.370   4.126   4.098   4.077  4.111  4.255
4.317
080414  4.059  4.117  4.239   4.266   4.043   4.013   4.000  4.039  4.176
4.234
080407  3.955  4.005  4.121   4.142   3.936   3.917   3.894  3.974  4.052
4.118
080331  3.964  4.014  4.130   4.160   3.941   3.929   3.907  3.972  4.049
4.112
080324  3.989  4.045  4.142   4.186   3.975   3.964   3.928  3.953  4.056
4.119
080317  3.974  4.035  4.119   4.177   3.967   3.958   3.914  3.892  4.018
4.083
080310  3.819  3.870  3.938   3.989   3.814   3.784   3.798  3.732  3.885
3.955
080303  3.658  3.700  3.813   3.825   3.636   3.639   3.609  3.573  3.736
3.803
080225  3.552  3.608  3.710   3.693   3.562   3.525   3.510  3.473  3.609
3.672
080218  3.396  3.444  3.588   3.526   3.396   3.365   3.367  3.350  3.454
3.511
080211  3.280  3.324  3.542   3.412   3.266   3.249   3.239  3.264  3.347
3.393
080204  3.280  3.338  3.566   3.438   3.275   3.243   3.247  3.260  3.325
3.377
080128  3.259  3.327  3.583   3.432   3.258   3.218   3.218  3.236  3.301
3.346
080121  3.270  3.343  3.594   3.472   3.264   3.228   3.222  3.229  3.327
3.360
080114  3.326  3.391  3.621   3.510   3.318   3.288   3.266  3.261  3.420
3.459
080107  3.376  3.436  3.644   3.554   3.366   3.345   3.318  3.276  3.474
3.526
071231  3.345  3.399  3.600   3.519   3.328   3.309   3.293  3.269  3.451
3.491
071224  3.308  3.356  3.584   3.497   3.275   3.277   3.246  3.268  3.411
3.434
071217  3.309  3.359  3.581   3.511   3.273   3.271   3.245  3.319  3.415
3.426
071210  3.325  3.372  3.570   3.514   3.293   3.276   3.265  3.397  3

Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Tom Hargrave]

Not here either, which means it can't be the list. If it were then we would
all be seeing extra spam.

Thanks,
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

No Spike in Spam here Max.

Russ W.

Max Dillon wrote:
> Gents,
>
> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
trying to figure out the source...
>
> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
>
> --
> Very respectfully, 
> /s/ 
> Max Dillon 
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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[Bill R]

I spent several days in Des Moines several years ago and it seemed to have
about everything I needed.  But I don't understand Curt - Coffee is hot 
BillR

-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?

I can sum up why I wasn't real excited about Iowa:
Panera doesn't have iced coffee.
If the mainstay of trendy doesn't have iced coffee I can't live there. I
can't live anywhere without iced coffee.
This was in Ames mind you which appears in other repects to be pretty trendy
but the girl didn't even seem to know what iced coffee was "what like coffee
with ice in it?". I had to settle for iced tea. At least they didn't make me
have sweet tea...

-Curt

Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:27:12 -0500
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
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Don't kid yourself -- she'd love Iowa.

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Don - I'd consider it, but I'd miss my darling wife too much.
> BillR
>
> -Original Message-
> From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: 9/20/08 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?
>
> Do what I did -- pull up the Jax roots and move to rural Iowa.
>
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Re: [MBZ] PS Pump

[Robert Rentfro]

Ahhh...seal under the nut

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Check the seal under the nut.

Peter

On Sep 22, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Robert Rentfro wrote:

> How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not  
> fit
> tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've  
> changed
> the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean.
>
>
>
> Bob R
>
> '77 300D 197K
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Russ Williams]

No Spike in Spam here Max.

Russ W.

Max Dillon wrote:
> Gents,
>
> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm 
> trying to figure out the source...
>
> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
>
> --
> Very respectfully, 
> /s/ 
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> Charleston SC 
> Digest lurker (on and off) since 
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Re: [MBZ] I see oil jumped way up again today

[OK Don]

They don't need an excuse - it's what ever the market will bear ---

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And gas never did drop down to where it should have with the $92 oil.
> Now they have an excuse to raise it again.
> --

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Re: [MBZ] PS Pump

[Robert Rentfro]

Good idea. I need to look closely at the shaft seal.

Bob R

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If the gasket is good and the cap nut is tight, then you must have a 
warped lid or a warped reservoir.  Unless your shaft seal is leaking 
and you only think it is going out the top.

You might take a thread and put it across the reservoir, then tighten 
the lid.  if it is snug, you have a seal. If it pulls easily, you 
have no seal.  You could do the same with plastigauge also.  You 
should check at least every 60 degrees around the radius.


At 01:35 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not fit
>tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've changed
>the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean.
>
>
>
>Bob R
>
>'77 300D 197K
>
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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Robert Rentfro]

I know...this is an odd world I'm in when I dealing with the '05.
I'll take my 31 year old car any day.

Bob R

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Hey Bob!  How would we know anything about a 2005 car?  We are just a 
bunch of cretins with old cars, and some bottom feeders.  My newest 
is a 94 E320, but I doubt that anything is the same in your car, 
other than being called an E320.  If yours was a 94 or 95, I'd say 
buy a throttle body.

my next newest, is 7 years older than the E320, so that makes it 18 
years older than yours!  I still think of it as a new car!

Just a little ribbing, since you moved up to the stealership world! ;>)


At 01:39 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
>waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
>hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
>story?
>
>
>
>Bob R
>
>'05 E320 59K
>
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Re: [MBZ] PS Pump

[Frederick W Moir]

Bob R, et al.
If the pump is as the older ones, check the plastic doohickey around 
the center stem, it may have moved up enough to stop the 'lid' from 
clamping down.
My 0.0002 cents worth.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Just back from The Highland Games in Lincoln NH.
D'ye Ken?

At 02:35 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not fit
>tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've changed
>the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean.
>Bob R
>'77 300D 197K


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[MBZ] I see oil jumped way up again today

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

And gas never did drop down to where it should have with the $92 oil. 
Now they have an excuse to raise it again.
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  76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb
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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[OK Don]

Well, that's not the case. I was thinking perhaps it wasn't returning
to the idle state, but since the timing is retarded, that isn't very
likely - hmmm, just needs a little logic applied.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If the timer is stuck, it's stuck at the idle end, and you would get
> horrible smoke at full "throttle".
>
> Peter

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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[Peter Frederick]

If the timer is stuck, it's stuck at the idle end, and you would get  
horrible smoke at full "throttle".

Peter
\
On Sep 22, 2008, at 5:43 PM, OK Don wrote:

> Yes, I was wondering about a new chain. The PO did a couple of Diesel
> purge treatments, we haven't, but I do have a can or two in the
> garage.
> It has new injectors, and hand cleaned pre-chambers, but we really
> didn't get a thorough cleaning done of the deeper inner recesses.
>
> Perhaps both  Redline and a Diesel Purge treatment-- followed by a  
> new chain.
>
> Is it likely that the injection timer is OK, given that I see the same
> timing with and without smoke?
>
> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Peter Frederick  
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The combination of late valve timing (low compression) and late
>> injection timing will get you into trouble.
>>
>> If it were me, I'd roll in a new chain,as the 60x engines appear to
>> be rather sensitive to chain stretch and usually don't show much when
>> well maintained (mine had no stretch at all at 270,000 miles,
>> although I cannot swear the chain was original).
>>
>> Intermitant  idle fluctuations can be a sticking control rod -- have
>> you put a full bottle of RedLine diesel injection treatment in a tank
>> of fuel and run it through, or done the Diesel Purge thing?  Either
>> will usually cure the idle problem, and probably clean up the
>> injectors and pre-chambers, too.
>>
>> Peter
>
> -- 
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Re: [MBZ] How about You; NOW: Real Estate Update and Fishing.....

[ANGELO GIAIMO]

Bill R Wrote:

> You could bump that market up a bit by providing helicopter transport in
to
> the business areas.  Terrible traffic coming in in the morning and going
out
> in the evening. At least that is true for JT Butler Blvd, and I am
assuming
> it is also true for Atlantic Blvd. and Beach Blvd.  I avoid all of them,
but
> my darling wife heads out JT Butler in the mornings and sees the clogged
> roads on the other side heading each way.
> Is that a full-time, seasonal or weekend rental you have?  I would think
if
> it were near the beach or inter-coastal you should be getting some
traffic -
> and you can't get too far from either there, can you?
> BillR

Bill,

It's a 3br/2ba 1150sf ranch, full-time rental, just renovated and listed
with Stockton. We've dropped the price already. It's in the Oak Harbor
Development, off A1A going towards Mayport, right across from B & M Bait
and Tackle. The ICW is about 500 yards down the end of the street, with a
boat ramp in the development. It's right near the Wonderwood Bridge that
avoids all the traffic headed downtown into Jax.  5 minutes from the
Mayport Naval Station's front gate.  For someone working at the base, it's
an excellent location.  Rumor is they may bring a Nuclear Carrier down from
Norfolk (with about 5,000 jobs) and then I KNOW we'll have it rented.  (See
attached file: IMG_4097.JPG)

Since it just changed ownership (From my Father in Law to my wife and I)
We've been cancelled by State Farm and looking for other insurance. (at
about 2X the price).  Any leads?

Yeah, our friends in Mayport have several properties in Jax Beach and
Neptune Beach and always have them rented.  Maybe uncertainty with the
economy is causing folks to stay put.

As for my trip in June, we were in town for about 48 hours to take care of
everyting with the lawyers, contractors, etc.  As far as fishing, going to
Singletons or driving to Saint Augustine for Shrimp at O'Steens, just no
time...

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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Peter Frederick]

Look for a vacuum leak, particularly at the throttle body.

Peter

On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:

> I did not notice the car was new, I will offer him $500 for it since a
> whole new computer, wiring, and fuel system will probably cost $25k or
> so.  I'll just make right turns in it, no problems.
>
> I vote for clogged fuel line/filter or some bad gas (maybe water in  
> it?
> Lots of ethanol in the gas?  You had lots of rain in your area?)  Try
> some dri-gas in the tank.
>

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Re: [MBZ] PS Pump

[Peter Frederick]

Check the seal under the nut.

Peter

On Sep 22, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Robert Rentfro wrote:

> How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not  
> fit
> tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've  
> changed
> the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean.
>
>
>
> Bob R
>
> '77 300D 197K
>
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[MBZ] OT - cordless screw drivers

[OK Don]

I am going to be installing new kitchen cabinets soon, and am thinking
about the number of screws I'll be driving. I don't think me arthritic
wrists are up to job anymore, so am thinking about one of these new
fangled cordless screw driver/drill thingies. My question is, how much
torque, or voltage do I need in a device to drive the appropriate
screws into/through hickory?
I see the range (when it's mentioned) ot 100 to 500 inch/pounds.
Any recommendations?

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Re: [MBZ] Trek to Starfest 2008

[Wonko the Sane]

Can't make it. Killer office schedule this week, plus my boss is on vacation
the entire week so I get to do both my job and her job. (The upside (?) is
that I am an 'acting-Director' for five days.)

Besides, Hickory Park is far from vegetarian friendly. I'd have to order a
large portion of coleslaw.

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>
> Don, Are you coming over for some BBQ tomorrow night?  Hickory Park, 7 PM.
>
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Re: [MBZ] '87 300D saga continues

[OK Don]

Yes, I was wondering about a new chain. The PO did a couple of Diesel
purge treatments, we haven't, but I do have a can or two in the
garage.
It has new injectors, and hand cleaned pre-chambers, but we really
didn't get a thorough cleaning done of the deeper inner recesses.

Perhaps both  Redline and a Diesel Purge treatment-- followed by a new chain.

Is it likely that the injection timer is OK, given that I see the same
timing with and without smoke?

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The combination of late valve timing (low compression) and late
> injection timing will get you into trouble.
>
> If it were me, I'd roll in a new chain,as the 60x engines appear to
> be rather sensitive to chain stretch and usually don't show much when
> well maintained (mine had no stretch at all at 270,000 miles,
> although I cannot swear the chain was original).
>
> Intermitant  idle fluctuations can be a sticking control rod -- have
> you put a full bottle of RedLine diesel injection treatment in a tank
> of fuel and run it through, or done the Diesel Purge thing?  Either
> will usually cure the idle problem, and probably clean up the
> injectors and pre-chambers, too.
>
> Peter

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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Wonko the Sane]

You mean you are going to vent the dryer into the house? Did that one winter
in Maine -- the results were not all that good. Ended up with too much
moisture in the area (fogged the windows, etc.).

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My darling wife hung much of our laundry out this year which seemed to make
> a difference in our electricity useage but not as major as I would have
> thought. In another couple weeks I'm going to stop sending dryer air outside
> to see if it will impact our oil usage...
>
> -Curt
>
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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[Curt Raymond]

I can sum up why I wasn't real excited about Iowa:
Panera doesn't have iced coffee.
If the mainstay of trendy doesn't have iced coffee I can't live there. I can't 
live anywhere without iced coffee.
This was in Ames mind you which appears in other repects to be pretty trendy 
but the girl didn't even seem to know what iced coffee was "what like coffee 
with ice in it?". I had to settle for iced tea. At least they didn't make me 
have sweet tea...

-Curt

Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:27:12 -0500
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
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Don't kid yourself -- she'd love Iowa.

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Don - I'd consider it, but I'd miss my darling wife too much.
> BillR
>
> -Original Message-
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> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Sent: 9/20/08 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] What about you?
>
> Do what I did -- pull up the Jax roots and move to rural Iowa.
>
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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Curt Raymond]

Thats the best part of meeting people... I'd never have guessed Fred would have 
an accent, you can't see it in his writing...

He also looks different since he grew his beard...

I'd met Dwight twice before but this was the first time I'd had a Mercedes with 
me...

-Curt

--- On Mon, 9/22/08, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "'Mercedes Discussion List'" 
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 2:24 PM

Looks like it was a nice little Zusammenkunft. Only the cars looked like I
suspected. My preconceived idea of what y'all look like was off.

Bob R.

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At long last for your enjoyment the pics from the 2008 ChowdaQ

http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/chowdaq/chowdaq2008.html

-Curt



  
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Re: [MBZ] RE What about you?

[Curt Raymond]

My darling wife hung much of our laundry out this year which seemed to make a 
difference in our electricity useage but not as major as I would have thought. 
In another couple weeks I'm going to stop sending dryer air outside to see if 
it will impact our oil usage...

-Curt

--- On Sun, 9/21/08, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [MBZ] RE  What about you?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "'Mercedes Discussion List'" 
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 2:01 PM

I change out light bulbs when they burn out, but having so many little ones
running about they do tend to spend a lot of time on.  Other than convincing
my darling wife that she is not really hot, and the sweat running down her
back must be from a thyroid problem [so her ophthalmologist thinks, also]
there is not a whole lot more we can do.  In a few weeks the windows can be
opened and that will help a lot for a month or so --  maybe we could cut
down on the washer/dryer use by all becoming nudists.  Old chubby white guy,
cute wife, 91 YO MIL ... OUCH - my EYES ..my MIND   We will come up with
the money somewhere.
BillR 

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HOLY SNOT!

I start to get real upset when we go over $60... Of course the A/C hasn't
been on since July. Very mild summer here this year.
We burn about 500 gallons of oil and 2 cords of wood in the winter, the tax
is about $1000 a year. Pretty easy on the wallet this house. I expect the
oil bil to go down when I insulate the attic better and again when I have
the furnace replaced. The electric goes down a penny or two every time one
of the old 100watt bulbs (the old man that owned the house had all 100watt
bulbs) dies and I replace it with a 9w cf...

-Curt


Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:25:29 -0400
From: "Bill R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MBZ] What about you?
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"

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I am looking at an absolutely ridiculous electric bill for last month.  I
used the same amount of electricity as the same month last year, but my bill
is much higher due a fuel surcharge.  A normal Summer electric bill for the
house and apartment would be under $400, this year it is $525.  I assume
everyone is getting some of this - but more than a 25% increase is pretty
steep.

BillR

Jacksonville FL

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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Curt Raymond]

Glad you liked that one. We pulled in and parked in a line and I leaped out 
with the camera...

-Curt

--- On Sun, 9/21/08, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 11:45 AM

I liked the picture labelled "Old MB's in their natural environment. 
"  That one is laugh out loud appropriate!

At 01:24 PM 9/20/2008, you wrote:
>At long last for your enjoyment the pics from the 2008 ChowdaQ
>
>http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/chowdaq/chowdaq2008.html
>
>-Curt
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Re: [MBZ] PS Pump

[Loren Faeth]

If the gasket is good and the cap nut is tight, then you must have a 
warped lid or a warped reservoir.  Unless your shaft seal is leaking 
and you only think it is going out the top.

You might take a thread and put it across the reservoir, then tighten 
the lid.  if it is snug, you have a seal. If it pulls easily, you 
have no seal.  You could do the same with plastigauge also.  You 
should check at least every 60 degrees around the radius.


At 01:35 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not fit
>tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've changed
>the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean.
>
>
>
>Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Rich Thomas]

I did not notice the car was new, I will offer him $500 for it since a 
whole new computer, wiring, and fuel system will probably cost $25k or 
so.  I'll just make right turns in it, no problems.

I vote for clogged fuel line/filter or some bad gas (maybe water in it?  
Lots of ethanol in the gas?  You had lots of rain in your area?)  Try 
some dri-gas in the tank.

--R

Loren Faeth wrote:
> Hey Bob!  How would we know anything about a 2005 car?  We are just a 
> bunch of cretins with old cars, and some bottom feeders.  My newest 
> is a 94 E320, but I doubt that anything is the same in your car, 
> other than being called an E320.  If yours was a 94 or 95, I'd say 
> buy a throttle body.
>
> my next newest, is 7 years older than the E320, so that makes it 18 
> years older than yours!  I still think of it as a new car!
>
> Just a little ribbing, since you moved up to the stealership world! ;>)
>
>
> At 01:39 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>   
>> It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
>> waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
>> hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
>> story?
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob R
>>
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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Loren Faeth]

Hey Bob!  How would we know anything about a 2005 car?  We are just a 
bunch of cretins with old cars, and some bottom feeders.  My newest 
is a 94 E320, but I doubt that anything is the same in your car, 
other than being called an E320.  If yours was a 94 or 95, I'd say 
buy a throttle body.

my next newest, is 7 years older than the E320, so that makes it 18 
years older than yours!  I still think of it as a new car!

Just a little ribbing, since you moved up to the stealership world! ;>)


At 01:39 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
>waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
>hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
>story?
>
>
>
>Bob R
>
>'05 E320 59K
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Re: [MBZ] OT Friday humor Politics Fw: illegal aliens

[R A Bennell]

Yeah, but we know you are going to complain about the weather.

Randy

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I am practically an honorary Canadian anyway already, with my multiple
visits and complete lack of rude thoughts or actions.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 12:10 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Maybe Canada? We are likely in the process of giving Harper a majority this
> election.
>
> Randy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:44 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Friday humor Politics Fw: illegal aliens
>
>
> Where will the "conservatives" go when Obama/Biden prevail?
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Kris Gilmore <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > >
> > >- Original Message -
> > >Subject: illegal aliens
> > >
> > >just kidding ... i think ...
> > >
> > > From the MANITOBA HERALD, Canada (a very underground paper): The
> > > flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada
> > > has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
> > > patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
> > >
> > >The possibility of a McCain/Palin election is prompting the  exodus
> > >among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to
> > >hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
> > >
> > >Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
> > >sociology professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians
> > >crossing their fields at night.
> > >
> > >I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood
> > >producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield,
> > >whose acreage borders North Dakota .
> > >
> > >The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could
> > >spar e a latte and some free-range chicken.
> > >
> > >When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to
> > >show him my screenplay, eh?"
> > >
> > >In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
> > >fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing
> > >speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not  real
> > >effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush
> > >annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
> > >
> > >Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
> > >liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
> > >wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
> > themselves.
> > >
> > >"A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an
> > >Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop
> > >of drinking water. "They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet,
> > though."
> > >
> > >When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
> > >wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors
> > >have been circulating about the McCain administration establishing
> > >re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to shoot wolves
> > >from airplanes, deny evolution, and act out drills preparing them
> > >for the Rapture.
> > >
> > >In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of
> > >crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on
> > >bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
> > >half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian
> > >immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
> > >supposed senior-citizen passengers on Pe rry Como and Rosemary
> > >Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the  '50s.
> > >
> > >"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
> > >Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
> > >
> > >Canadian citizens have  complained that the illegal immigrants are
> > >creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan
> > >Sarandon movies.
> > >
> > >"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
> > >can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history
> > >and English majors does one country need?"
> >
> >
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> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT Friday humor Politics Fw: illegal aliens

[andrew strasfogel]

I am practically an honorary Canadian anyway already, with my multiple
visits and complete lack of rude thoughts or actions.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 12:10 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Maybe Canada? We are likely in the process of giving Harper a majority this
> election.
>
> Randy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:44 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Friday humor Politics Fw: illegal aliens
>
>
> Where will the "conservatives" go when Obama/Biden prevail?
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Kris Gilmore <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > >
> > >- Original Message -
> > >Subject: illegal aliens
> > >
> > >just kidding ... i think ...
> > >
> > > From the MANITOBA HERALD, Canada (a very underground paper): The
> > > flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada
> > > has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
> > > patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
> > >
> > >The possibility of a McCain/Palin election is prompting the  exodus
> > >among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to
> > >hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
> > >
> > >Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
> > >sociology professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians
> > >crossing their fields at night.
> > >
> > >I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood
> > >producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield,
> > >whose acreage borders North Dakota .
> > >
> > >The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could
> > >spar e a latte and some free-range chicken.
> > >
> > >When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to
> > >show him my screenplay, eh?"
> > >
> > >In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
> > >fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing
> > >speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not  real
> > >effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush
> > >annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
> > >
> > >Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
> > >liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
> > >wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
> > themselves.
> > >
> > >"A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an
> > >Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop
> > >of drinking water. "They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet,
> > though."
> > >
> > >When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
> > >wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors
> > >have been circulating about the McCain administration establishing
> > >re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to shoot wolves
> > >from airplanes, deny evolution, and act out drills preparing them
> > >for the Rapture.
> > >
> > >In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of
> > >crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on
> > >bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
> > >half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian
> > >immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
> > >supposed senior-citizen passengers on Pe rry Como and Rosemary
> > >Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the  '50s.
> > >
> > >"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
> > >Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
> > >
> > >Canadian citizens have  complained that the illegal immigrants are
> > >creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan
> > >Sarandon movies.
> > >
> > >"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
> > >can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history
> > >and English majors does one country need?"
> >
> >
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> >
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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Rich Thomas]

Or maybe less-revealing clothing?

--R

Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
> Like we would be wearing puritan hats?
> Sorry.
>
> Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co
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>
> Looks like it was a nice little Zusammenkunft. Only the cars looked like I
> suspected. My preconceived idea of what y'all look like was off.
>
> Bob R.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Subject: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics
>
> At long last for your enjoyment the pics from the 2008 ChowdaQ
>
> http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/chowdaq/chowdaq2008.html
>
> -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Dwight E. Giles, Jr]

Like we would be wearing puritan hats?
Sorry.

Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
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Looks like it was a nice little Zusammenkunft. Only the cars looked like I
suspected. My preconceived idea of what y'all look like was off.

Bob R.

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At long last for your enjoyment the pics from the 2008 ChowdaQ

http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/chowdaq/chowdaq2008.html

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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Robert Rentfro]

Doesn't seem to matter...


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Robert Rentfro wrote:
> It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
> waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
> hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
> story?

Does it do that with a full tank of gas?


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Re: [MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[John Robbins]

Robert Rentfro wrote:
> It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
> waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
> hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
> story?

Does it do that with a full tank of gas?


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[MBZ] E320 Hesitation in Cornering

[Robert Rentfro]

It seems that the rpm drops to <750 coming out a corner after a stop (like
waiting to turn left) and when you accelerate out of the turn it
hesitates/misses a bit and then takes off like a scalded dog. What's this
story?

 

Bob R

'05 E320 59K

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[MBZ] PS Pump

[Robert Rentfro]

How can it be that the power steering reservoir top lately will not fit
tightly enough to keep from splooging out the M1 atf within? I've changed
the gasket and it helps not. Surfaces are clean. 

 

Bob R

'77 300D 197K 

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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Bill R]

Rich - do what you will.  I don't think there is a jury in America that
would convict you.  The worst you might get is justifiable homicide.
BillR 
PS - If you catch one invite me to the party.

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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 1:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

I think the spammers have my email address on several different lists, I 
get 4 or 5 of the same "offers" within a few minutes.  None on this 
address yet. 

I would not want to say on an open forum what I would do to a spammer if 
I caught one somewhere.

--R

Gary Hurst wrote:
> most of my spam gets filtered out by gmail, so i never see it.  sadly,
some
> of my real email goes with it
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Max Dillon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>   
>> Gents,
>>
>> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
>> trying to figure out the source...
>>
>> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
>>
>> --
>> Very respectfully,
>> /s/
>> Max Dillon
>> '87 300TD, 310k miles
>> Charleston SC
>> Digest lurker (on and off) since
>> 2001
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Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

[Robert Rentfro]

Looks like it was a nice little Zusammenkunft. Only the cars looked like I
suspected. My preconceived idea of what y'all look like was off.

Bob R.

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Subject: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

At long last for your enjoyment the pics from the 2008 ChowdaQ

http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/chowdaq/chowdaq2008.html

-Curt



  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Bill R]

No increase of spam on mine.
BillR
Jacksonville FL - and I just hope some of the rain we have been getting for
months is going to folks who were needing it.

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Subject: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

Gents,

Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
trying to figure out the source...

Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?

--
Very respectfully, 
/s/ 
Max Dillon 
'87 300TD, 310k miles 
Charleston SC 
Digest lurker (on and off) since 
2001 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Allan Streib]

The source could be anyone who has your email address in their address
book, and who's computer has been infected with a spam-bot program.

By comparision, I've not noticed a recent increase in the amount of spam
I'm receiving.

Allan
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"Max Dillon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> Gents,
> 
> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
> trying to figure out the source...
> 
> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
> 
> --
> Very respectfully, 
> /s/ 
> Max Dillon 
> '87 300TD, 310k miles 
> Charleston SC 
> Digest lurker (on and off) since 
> 2001 

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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Rich Thomas]

I think the spammers have my email address on several different lists, I 
get 4 or 5 of the same "offers" within a few minutes.  None on this 
address yet. 

I would not want to say on an open forum what I would do to a spammer if 
I caught one somewhere.

--R

Gary Hurst wrote:
> most of my spam gets filtered out by gmail, so i never see it.  sadly,  some
> of my real email goes with it
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Max Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>   
>> Gents,
>>
>> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
>> trying to figure out the source...
>>
>> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
>>
>> --
>> Very respectfully,
>> /s/
>> Max Dillon
>> '87 300TD, 310k miles
>> Charleston SC
>> Digest lurker (on and off) since
>> 2001
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 34, Issue 120

[Dan Weeks]

On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> $12,000 for a VW Westy turbodiesel?  I thought they were at least  
> twice
> that if in decent condition.  Especially for a turbodiesel conversion.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1983 300D (for sale)

Allan:

You're probably right. I haven't looked in a while.

Dan



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Re: [MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Gary Hurst]

most of my spam gets filtered out by gmail, so i never see it.  sadly,  some
of my real email goes with it

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Max Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Gents,
>
> Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm
> trying to figure out the source...
>
> Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?
>
> --
> Very respectfully,
> /s/
> Max Dillon
> '87 300TD, 310k miles
> Charleston SC
> Digest lurker (on and off) since
> 2001
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[MBZ] OT: SPAM on the rise?

[Max Dillon]

Gents,

Last few days I've gotten a spike in SPAM.  Anyone else seeing that?  I'm 
trying to figure out the source...

Anything we can do if this list has been compromised?

--
Very respectfully, 
/s/ 
Max Dillon 
'87 300TD, 310k miles 
Charleston SC 
Digest lurker (on and off) since 
2001 
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Re: [MBZ] NOW: Atlantic Beach Fl Real Estate. WAS: How about You?

[Bill R]

Angelo - for reference, taxes and insurance on my place run something over
$600/month, and I am looking for a not insignificant increase this year.
Normal home with an attached apartment.  Nothing special about it.
BillR

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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] NOW: Atlantic Beach Fl Real Estate. WAS: How about You?


Bill R Wrote:

> You could bump that market up a bit by providing helicopter transport in
to
> the business areas.  Terrible traffic coming in in the morning and going
out
> in the evening. At least that is true for JT Butler Blvd, and I am
assuming
> it is also true for Atlantic Blvd. and Beach Blvd.  I avoid all of them,
but
> my darling wife heads out JT Butler in the mornings and sees the clogged
> roads on the other side heading each way.
> Is that a full-time, seasonal or weekend rental you have?  I would think
if
> it were near the beach or inter-coastal you should be getting some
traffic -
> and you can't get too far from either there, can you?
> BillR

Bill,

It's a 3br/2ba 1150sf ranch, full-time rental, just renovated and listed
with Stockton. We've dropped the price already. It's in the Oak Harbor
Development, off A1A going towards Mayport, right across from B & M Bait
and Tackle. The ICW is about 500 yards down the end of the street, with a
boat ramp in the development. It's right near the Wonderwood Bridge that
avoids all the traffic headed downtown into Jax.  5 minutes from the
Mayport Naval Station's front gate.  For someone working at the base, it's
an excellent location.  Rumor is they may bring a Nuclear Carrier down from
Norfolk (with about 5,000 jobs) and then I KNOW we'll have it rented.

Since it just changed ownership (From my Father in Law to my wife and I)
We've been cancelled by State Farm and looking for other insurance. (at
about 2X the price).  Any leads?

Yeah, our friends in Mayport have several properties in Jax Beach and
Neptune Beach and always have them rented.  Maybe uncertainty with the
economy is causing folks to stay put.

As for my trip in June, we were in town for about 48 hours to take care of
everyting with the lawyers, contractors, etc.  As far as fishing, going to
Singletons or driving to Saint Augustine for Shrimp at O'Steens, just no
time...

Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS
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Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

[brian . toscano]

Alltel told me they are the only unlimited.  My Sprint bill shows usage without 
a 5GB cap.  Perhaps because its considered a business account?

Brian Toscano
Tri-Cities, TN-VA
Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:58:40 
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast


Bill R wrote:
> I share a few things with friends, but something in excess of 50,000,000 a
> month from one user??? I think the 'trim your posts' [which admittedly I
> seldom do] is needed here.

For cellular users, Sprint reserves the right to cancel you if you go over 5GB 
per month, and Verizon charges a nice fat overage fee ($0.49 per MB last I 
knew) 
for going over 5GB. So far, I haven't received anything from Alltel (now merged 
with Verizon) about overage charges on my account. I've been holding pretty 
steady at 3.5GB per month for the several months. Probably most of it from 
Youtube.

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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[Bill R]

No complaints about being in FL.  I'm a native and like it here, though I
was a tad happier in S. FL, where we used the furnace about 10 hours or less
each Winter.  The AC was usually running the next day, though. Jax does have
a moderate period Fall and Spring.  I have a sister in NH, and lived in the
frozen wastelands of Indiana for 12 years [-34 was the coldest it got while
I was there.]  I am not unfamiliar with the problems of heating - tough at a
lower cost back then.  One of the nice things about more Summer than Winter
is that while heat can make you pretty miserable, with a little care it
won't actually hurt you.  Can't say the same about cold.  Cooling is
somewhat optional, heating is not.
BillR  

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Hey at least you are in Florida. I hear that some folks in the more northern
areas are likely to be pretty hard hit
this winter. I think I read that Maine has a very high number of people who
heat with oil. Not going to be good
news when they fill their tanks.

Randy

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I am looking at an absolutely ridiculous electric bill for last month.  I
used the same amount of electricity as the same month last year, but my bill
is much higher due a fuel surcharge.  A normal Summer electric bill for the
house and apartment would be under $400, this year it is $525.  I assume
everyone is getting some of this - but more than a 25% increase is pretty
steep.

BillR

Jacksonville FL

1981 300SD 304k miles



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Re: [MBZ] NOW: Atlantic Beach Fl Real Estate. WAS: How about You?

[Bill R]

Angelo - Sounds like the possibility of a nuclear carrier would help more
than Jax.  The economy is not doing well with sales, of course, but while
rentals would seem to be going up I suspect many who are looking are also
those who lost their homes so might not be able to afford it.  I have
insurance, of course, but I hesitate to recommend them as I don't
particularly like them.  No strong reason for it other than that the only
time I have called them [a large tree broke and did some damage and was
threatening the house] I found the agent who answered to be almost rude.
Tower Hill is the name of the company, and I am not even sure where they are
located. I ended up with them when I suddenly realized the morning of
finalizing paperwork prior to closing that I needed coverage that afternoon
and not at closing.  They were recommended by the closing agent as being
able to get it done that day.  Lots of stuff is a bit more expensive down
here [if you have been following energy costs here you already know that.]
Don't look for bargain insurance. 
BillR  

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Subject: [MBZ] NOW: Atlantic Beach Fl Real Estate. WAS: How about You?


Bill R Wrote:

> You could bump that market up a bit by providing helicopter transport in
to
> the business areas.  Terrible traffic coming in in the morning and going
out
> in the evening. At least that is true for JT Butler Blvd, and I am
assuming
> it is also true for Atlantic Blvd. and Beach Blvd.  I avoid all of them,
but
> my darling wife heads out JT Butler in the mornings and sees the clogged
> roads on the other side heading each way.
> Is that a full-time, seasonal or weekend rental you have?  I would think
if
> it were near the beach or inter-coastal you should be getting some
traffic -
> and you can't get too far from either there, can you?
> BillR

Bill,

It's a 3br/2ba 1150sf ranch, full-time rental, just renovated and listed
with Stockton. We've dropped the price already. It's in the Oak Harbor
Development, off A1A going towards Mayport, right across from B & M Bait
and Tackle. The ICW is about 500 yards down the end of the street, with a
boat ramp in the development. It's right near the Wonderwood Bridge that
avoids all the traffic headed downtown into Jax.  5 minutes from the
Mayport Naval Station's front gate.  For someone working at the base, it's
an excellent location.  Rumor is they may bring a Nuclear Carrier down from
Norfolk (with about 5,000 jobs) and then I KNOW we'll have it rented.

Since it just changed ownership (From my Father in Law to my wife and I)
We've been cancelled by State Farm and looking for other insurance. (at
about 2X the price).  Any leads?

Yeah, our friends in Mayport have several properties in Jax Beach and
Neptune Beach and always have them rented.  Maybe uncertainty with the
economy is causing folks to stay put.

As for my trip in June, we were in town for about 48 hours to take care of
everyting with the lawyers, contractors, etc.  As far as fishing, going to
Singletons or driving to Saint Augustine for Shrimp at O'Steens, just no
time...

Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(845)894-4296 (tie 533); fax: 892-6235 (tie 532);
2070 Rt. 52; Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 12533
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Re: [MBZ] What about you?

[R A Bennell]

Hey at least you are in Florida. I hear that some folks in the more northern 
areas are likely to be pretty hard hit
this winter. I think I read that Maine has a very high number of people who 
heat with oil. Not going to be good
news when they fill their tanks.

Randy

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Subject: [MBZ] What about you?


I am looking at an absolutely ridiculous electric bill for last month.  I
used the same amount of electricity as the same month last year, but my bill
is much higher due a fuel surcharge.  A normal Summer electric bill for the
house and apartment would be under $400, this year it is $525.  I assume
everyone is getting some of this - but more than a 25% increase is pretty
steep.

BillR

Jacksonville FL

1981 300SD 304k miles



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Re: [MBZ] Carfax?

[R A Bennell]

Maybe left out in the open for the breezes to blow through. I know of a MB that 
is supposedly beautiful until you
look under it. It sat in a shed on a dirt floor for a few years and it was damp 
in there.

Randy

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Carfax?


Bella Visa looks humid, but I guess the car had to be garaged during its
time there, as it is 99 percent rust free overall - 100 percent underneath -
which makes me VERY happy.  :))

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 6:22 PM, tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> andrew strasfogel wrote:
> > Thanks!!  I owe you, Mitch.
> >
> > This has some very interesting information. The car was sold to me from
> > someone in MO, and represented as having been in TX prior to that.  Yet,
> the
> > Carfax shows nearly 6 years spent in between in "Bella Vista" ARK.  WTF.
>
> Eh, it moved around a lot. At least it didn't spend six years in Buffalo
> after growing up in Minneapolis.  Bella Vista is a nice enough place;
> popular retirement area near Kaleb and Luther.
> http://www.city-data.com/city/Bella-Vista-Arkansas.html
>
>
> Tom
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Re: [MBZ] OT Friday humor Politics Fw: illegal aliens

[R A Bennell]

Maybe Canada? We are likely in the process of giving Harper a majority this 
election.

Randy

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Where will the "conservatives" go when Obama/Biden prevail?

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Kris Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
> >
> >- Original Message -
> >Subject: illegal aliens
> >
> >just kidding ... i think ...
> >
> > From the MANITOBA HERALD, Canada (a very underground paper): The
> > flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada
> > has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
> > patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
> >
> >The possibility of a McCain/Palin election is prompting the  exodus
> >among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to
> >hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
> >
> >Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
> >sociology professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians
> >crossing their fields at night.
> >
> >I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood
> >producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield,
> >whose acreage borders North Dakota .
> >
> >The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could
> >spar e a latte and some free-range chicken.
> >
> >When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to
> >show him my screenplay, eh?"
> >
> >In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
> >fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing
> >speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not  real
> >effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush
> >annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
> >
> >Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
> >liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
> >wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
> themselves.
> >
> >"A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an
> >Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop
> >of drinking water. "They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet,
> though."
> >
> >When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
> >wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors
> >have been circulating about the McCain administration establishing
> >re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to shoot wolves
> >from airplanes, deny evolution, and act out drills preparing them
> >for the Rapture.
> >
> >In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of
> >crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on
> >bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
> >half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian
> >immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
> >supposed senior-citizen passengers on Pe rry Como and Rosemary
> >Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the  '50s.
> >
> >"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
> >Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
> >
> >Canadian citizens have  complained that the illegal immigrants are
> >creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan
> >Sarandon movies.
> >
> >"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
> >can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history
> >and English majors does one country need?"
>
>
>   Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
>
>   Earth first... log the other planets later.
>
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Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

[Allan Streib]

$12,000 for a VW Westy turbodiesel?  I thought they were at least twice
that if in decent condition.  Especially for a turbodiesel conversion.

Allan
--
1983 300D (for sale)


On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:24:55 -0500, "Dan Weeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
> 
> On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > http://hartford.craigslist.org/rvs/841393191.html
> >
> >
> > I need a cold shower.
> >
> > -Rolf
> 
> Rolf:
> 
> For that money, you can get a nice VW Westfalia turbodiesel camper  
> that will get 27 mpg and go 70, as opposed to 55. Also sleeps four,  
> and drives like a comparative sports car. But those 408s are cool and  
> very roomy, and Westy interiors are the best there is for both design  
> (use of space) and quality, no matter what they're installed in.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 82 Vanagon TD
> 83 Vanagon I-4 conversion
> 300SD
> 300TE
> 
> 
> 
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[MBZ] NOW: Atlantic Beach Fl Real Estate. WAS: How about You?

[ANGELO GIAIMO]

Bill R Wrote:

> You could bump that market up a bit by providing helicopter transport in
to
> the business areas.  Terrible traffic coming in in the morning and going
out
> in the evening. At least that is true for JT Butler Blvd, and I am
assuming
> it is also true for Atlantic Blvd. and Beach Blvd.  I avoid all of them,
but
> my darling wife heads out JT Butler in the mornings and sees the clogged
> roads on the other side heading each way.
> Is that a full-time, seasonal or weekend rental you have?  I would think
if
> it were near the beach or inter-coastal you should be getting some
traffic -
> and you can't get too far from either there, can you?
> BillR

Bill,

It's a 3br/2ba 1150sf ranch, full-time rental, just renovated and listed
with Stockton. We've dropped the price already. It's in the Oak Harbor
Development, off A1A going towards Mayport, right across from B & M Bait
and Tackle. The ICW is about 500 yards down the end of the street, with a
boat ramp in the development. It's right near the Wonderwood Bridge that
avoids all the traffic headed downtown into Jax.  5 minutes from the
Mayport Naval Station's front gate.  For someone working at the base, it's
an excellent location.  Rumor is they may bring a Nuclear Carrier down from
Norfolk (with about 5,000 jobs) and then I KNOW we'll have it rented.

Since it just changed ownership (From my Father in Law to my wife and I)
We've been cancelled by State Farm and looking for other insurance. (at
about 2X the price).  Any leads?

Yeah, our friends in Mayport have several properties in Jax Beach and
Neptune Beach and always have them rented.  Maybe uncertainty with the
economy is causing folks to stay put.

As for my trip in June, we were in town for about 48 hours to take care of
everyting with the lawyers, contractors, etc.  As far as fishing, going to
Singletons or driving to Saint Augustine for Shrimp at O'Steens, just no
time...

Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS
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Re: [MBZ] euro CE

[Gary Thompson]

That's a 16-digit VIN :^(



On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:41 PM, andrew strasfogel
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey can someone give me a Carfax for my new car??
> WDBAB93AODN16892

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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 34, Issue 119

[Loren Faeth]

Dan,

I can see why the Drakesters want you there.  Have a good time.  I 
was hoping you might be available, but i figured you were busy.  I 
figured you would be miles away.

Loren

At 07:17 AM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Loren Faeth 


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Re: [MBZ] Alda Shimming, 124

[Loren Faeth]

Nope.  I didn't mess with it.  I wanted to see what the shim did 
first.  Good to know about the nail file trick.  THat will be step 
number 3 for me.  The next time, I will pull the alda again.


At 01:16 AM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
>On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > there.  If I take off the manifold sometime, I will turn out the
> > screw a turn or so and try that.  The seal was still there, so I
> > think it is safe to assume the ALDA is "un-messed with" before I got
> > to it.
>
>Did you remove the seal cap while you had the ALDA out?  If so, you
>don't need to take off the manifold to adjust the screw.  On my car I
>was able to work a 10mm GearWrench in from one side of the crossover
>pipe and a nail file (serving as a tight-clearance right-angle
>flathead screwdriver) from the other.  Two adjustments were necessary
>before I got the right balance of power and smoke.
>
>Alex Chamberlain
>'87 300D Turbo, '86 300E, et al.
>
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Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

[Bill R]

Doesn't sound like the Comcast limit of 250 GB / month would be a problem
for normal users.
BillR

-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:59 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

Bill R wrote:
> I share a few things with friends, but something in excess of 50,000,000 a
> month from one user??? I think the 'trim your posts' [which admittedly I
> seldom do] is needed here.

For cellular users, Sprint reserves the right to cancel you if you go over
5GB 
per month, and Verizon charges a nice fat overage fee ($0.49 per MB last I
knew) 
for going over 5GB. So far, I haven't received anything from Alltel (now
merged 
with Verizon) about overage charges on my account. I've been holding pretty 
steady at 3.5GB per month for the several months. Probably most of it from
Youtube.

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Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

[Dan Weeks]

On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://hartford.craigslist.org/rvs/841393191.html
>
>
> I need a cold shower.
>
> -Rolf

Rolf:

For that money, you can get a nice VW Westfalia turbodiesel camper  
that will get 27 mpg and go 70, as opposed to 55. Also sleeps four,  
and drives like a comparative sports car. But those 408s are cool and  
very roomy, and Westy interiors are the best there is for both design  
(use of space) and quality, no matter what they're installed in.

Dan

82 Vanagon TD
83 Vanagon I-4 conversion
300SD
300TE



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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 34, Issue 119

[Dan Weeks]

On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Dan, where are you?
>
> Loren Faeth

Right here in DSM, Loren. Have been asked to speak at a journalism  
class at Drake that night, so won't be able to be there, alas. Thanks  
for the invite!

Dan
SD
TE


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Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

[Mitch Haley]

Bill R wrote:
> I share a few things with friends, but something in excess of 50,000,000 a
> month from one user??? I think the 'trim your posts' [which admittedly I
> seldom do] is needed here.

For cellular users, Sprint reserves the right to cancel you if you go over 5GB 
per month, and Verizon charges a nice fat overage fee ($0.49 per MB last I 
knew) 
for going over 5GB. So far, I haven't received anything from Alltel (now merged 
with Verizon) about overage charges on my account. I've been holding pretty 
steady at 3.5GB per month for the several months. Probably most of it from 
Youtube.

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Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

[Bill R]

I share a few things with friends, but something in excess of 50,000,000 a
month from one user??? I think the 'trim your posts' [which admittedly I
seldom do] is needed here.
BillR

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On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 6:48 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

The issue is the latest software sharing craze - bit torrent - and it's
sucking up a lot of internet bandwidth. And enough Comcast home users are
doing it that they had to find a way to slow things down.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
 

-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of Bill R
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 1:25 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'; 'Banned List'
Subject: [MBZ] Warning from Comcast

Just got a 'warning' from Comcast that any residence using more than 250 GB
/month of bandwidth will be blocked as it degrades the service of everyone
else.  To use that much would require @ 50 million 5 kb emails, 62k+ songs
downloaded or 125 2GB movies a month.Dang - I think I am safe, even with
Banned and Mbz.  I think we might have some serious spamming going on in
Jax.

BillR

 

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